Metabolic and Clinical Perspectives on the Functions of the Liver

Åke Nilsson is a former professor of medicine and gastroenterology at Lund University, Sweden, and has extensive clinical, scientific, and teaching experience in hepatology, inflammatory bowel disease, and clinical nutrition. Leading a research group that has successfully combined translational and clinical research for four decades, Nilsson also has extensive experience of teaching liver and gut related biochemistry and physiology. Stefan Lindgren, former professor of medicine and gastroenterology at Lund University, Sweden, has combined successful clinical research in hepatology and inflammatory bowel disease with a deep involvement in educational issues. He has held leading roles in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education at Lund University. He has been President of the World Federation for Medical Education and the European Federation of Internal Medicine, and President of the Swedish Society of Medicine and the Swedish Society of Gastroenterology.